A pair of cattleman from Charters Towers in Queensland raised about $7000 to go towards a charity set up after the suicide of a Northern Territory girl who suffered from cyber bullying.

Victor James Elliott Jamieson drove 2600km from the country Queensland town to Kununurra to start a new job with the Consolidated Pastoral Company.

His mate Russell Otto said he’d give him and his horses a lift but only if they did the drive for a higher reason.

“I said we should raise some money for Dolly,” he said.

Dolly Everett, whose family had worked on Waterloo Station and were based in Katherine, died earlier this year at the age of 14. Her family has sought to set up Dolly’s Dream Foundation in her memory with the aim of fundraising and raising awareness about bullying and cyberbullying.

The pair had plenty of support back in Charters Towers with the sign man in town, Chris Ives, making up some advertising for Mr Otto’s truck to promote their cause.

“We had a great run in Charters, people really backed us,” he said.

Mr Jamieson said he worked with the Everett family in 2007 and had met a young Dolly.

He said he was completely against bullying.

Mr Otto said he couldn’t understand why people would treat each other so unkindly when the Anzacs had died so Australians could live in safety.

He said politicians needed to do better to make a difference.

The pair arrived in Kununurra last week and auctioned off a stock whip at Hotel Kununurra to add to their fundraising total.

They managed to raise more than $1000 in the two towns and have raised about $7000 all-up.

If you need to talk to someone following a suicide you can contact Standby’s East Kimberley co-ordinator number on 0488 910 012 or visit the website at standbysupport.com.au to find out more about their services.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, you can also phone Lifeline on 13 11 14.